Allegra Fullerton

Allegra Fullerton is a full-time researcher at the Center for Policy and Democracy within the University of Colorado Denver's School of Public Affairs. She leads research projects focused on emotions and politics, marginalized communities, policy theories, and network methods. Her work explores topics such as policy resilience, healthcare conflicts, and advocacy coalition frameworks.

Education: MPA from Arizona State University (completed), PhD in Public Affairs (expected Winter 2025). She teaches courses on policy processes and democracy, and serves as Digital Associate Editor at Policy and Politics. She actively contributes to the Conference on Policy Process Research's organizing committee.

Research integrates policy feedback mechanisms, emotional expressions in legislative testimonies, and coalition dynamics. Her articles analyze advocacy coalitions in contexts like gender identity politics, energy policy controversies, and international wildlife treaties. She investigates policy change antecedents and employs methods like soft systems analysis for rural community issues. Her work bridges theoretical advancements with practical policy evaluation.

Professional roles include editorial contributions, conference leadership, and advancing policy process theories internationally. Collaborations emphasize methodological innovation in studying policy dynamics and public administration impacts.